Adult Social Care Lawyer
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Job Description
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RA
Worker Category:Hybrid Worker
Salary:38700 - 52155 per annum (pro rata for part-time) plus a Golden Hello lump sum payment equal to 10% of salary on appointment
Working Hours:37 Hours per Week
Contract Type:Permanent
Closing Date: 10th August 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC
Are you a qualified and experienced solicitor keen on promoting the equality and independence of vulnerable adults alongside safeguarding and protection from abuse If so come and join our dedicated team of in-house Adult Social Care solicitors in this challenging and rewarding area of practice.
About the Role
Are you an experienced lawyer whether solicitor barrister or fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives working in private practice or at a local authority Do you have a keen interest in supporting the work of a large local authority in promoting the equality and independence of some of the most vulnerable members of its community alongside safeguarding and protection from abuse Are you someone looking to develop your experience in adult social care work Are you ready for your next challenge If so please read on; we would like to hear from you.
We are looking for an experienced lawyer to join us in this challenging and rewarding area of practice. You will have sound litigation skills preferably within the welfare jurisdiction of the Court of Protection together with the ability to undertake advocacy from time to time. Excellent legal research skills are also required for advice work on mental health and mental capacity safeguarding ordinary residence community care funding and responsibilities including no recourse to public funds finance issues as well as providing guidance on policy and practice in response to changes in the law.
You are not expected to be an expert in all these areas; however broad experience and a keen willingness to find out are definite advantages as is a dynamic and solution-focused approach.
Joining a friendly and supportive team where different skills knowledge and experiences are valued as an important resource you can expect a collaborative working environment that includes:
- The opportunity to undertake some of the most complex and important case work supporting vulnerable adults in the Court of Protection.
- The opportunity to exercise your legal analysis skills with the production of high-quality written and verbal advice.
- An opportunity to enhance /develop advocacy skills appropriate to the role and your experience.
- Provision of dedicated paralegal support.
- Guidance from a highly regarded and experienced manager (job share).
Additional benefits of working for Leicestershire County Council include:
- Attractive benefits package including leave entitlement of up to 32 days depending on grade and length of service plus public holidays and leave buy-back scheme generous local government pension scheme free on-site parking restaurant and food outlet employee benefits and discount scheme. Payment of required professional fees.
- Employee-friendlypoliciesincluding career support and comprehensive wellbeing support services. The council is a Mindful Employer and committed to the well-being of its staff and workplace equality initiatives.
- Career development support:The council recognises the value of mentoring training and development. All legal services managers are experienced and highly regarded legal practitioners both within the council and externally.
- Work-life balance:Hybrid working policies to promote work-life balance and effective remote home working.
Want to know more about what its like to work for Leicestershire If so click on the link below paste it into your browser or visit steps If you have any queries please contact Catherine Gorry on 0.
We look forward to your application.
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 10th August 2025
About You
To apply for this post you must:
- Be qualified as an admitted Solicitor Barrister or Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives.
- Have recent and substantial experience of dealing with local authority work to include at least two of the following specialist areas: mental health law deprivation of liberty safeguards/Mental Capacity Act court of protection work including welfare proceedings judicial review and adult protection/other adult social care issues.
- Have experience in the conduct of complex public law litigation to include drafting chronologies statements position statements and briefs.
- Have knowledge of public sector and/or administrative law/judicial review and the functions of an Adult Social Care Services Department including mental health mental capacity court of protection adult protection and community care law both in relation to individual cases and wider policy issues.
- Be able to assimilate information rapidly and present effective solutions appropriate advice and guidance in a timely manner.
- Be able to communicate effectively with colleagues customers and internal and external stakeholders to persuade and influence appropriate outcomes.
- Have excellent organisation and prioritisation skills IT skills and written communication skills to enable the drafting of legal documents.
You must also understand and commit to equal opportunities and be able to apply this to all situations.
In addition we expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to provide evidence when you demonstrate them during the interview process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working
We are keen to support employees in balancing their working lives with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances while still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style that determines where it can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories on the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:
Name andjob title: Catherine Gorry
Telephone: 0
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job please click Apply Now. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section more information see theHow to Applysection on our career site.
We reserve the right to closeneed to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when applying for this post please contact our Employee Service Centre at applying for this post you agree to ourTerms and Conditions.
Employment Type
Full-Time
